
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | N 8 | N 9 | S 6 | NW 11 | N 8 | NW 11 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 9 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 10 | 6 | 102 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 102 | 156 | 143 | 99 | 120 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:00PM2.48m | 6:54AM2.36m | 7:14PM2.33m | 8:30AM2.25m | 8:54PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM1.17m | 12:46PM1.46m | 1:42AM1.33m | 2:33PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | S 6 | S 6 | NW 6 | SSE 6 | NW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | NNW 7 | — |
5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 94 | 74 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 67 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 99 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 11 | N 8 | NW 6 | N 8 | NW 6 | N 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 7 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 17 | NW 12 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 7 | — | SE 7 | N 5 | S 6 | S 7 |
6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 3 | NNW 7 |
52 | 170 | 170 | 102 | 92 | 109 | 106 | 11 | 13 | 73 | 58 | 91 | 27 | 56 | 102 | 156 | 143 | 7 | 120 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 692 | 782 | 156 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 703 | 970 | 985 | 703 | 844 | 744 | 690 | 725 | 668 | 674 | 562 | 562 | 512 |
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